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Introduction

Dell™ PowerEdge™ 1600SC Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide

Other Documents You May Need

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Your system includes the following significant service and upgrade features:

Embedded server management hardware, which monitors temperatures and voltages throughout the system and notifies you if there is a fault or failure

System diagnostics, which checks for hardware problems (if the system can boot)

The following system options are offered:

Microprocessors

System memory

Expansion-card options, including RAID controller cards

IDE and SCSI hard drives

SCSI backplane board for hot-plug SCSI drive support

IDE and SCSI tape drives

Redundant, hot-plug power supplies

Other Documents You May Need

The System Information Guide provides important safety and regulatory information. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate document.

The Setting Up Your System document provides an overview of initially setting up your system.

The User's Guide provides information about system features and technical specifications.

Systems management software documentation describes the features, requirements, installation, and basic operation of the software.

Operating system documentation describes how to install (if necessary), configure, and use the operating system software.

Other documentation included on the CDs that came with your system describing the use of advanced system features.

Updates are sometimes included with the system to describe changes to the system, software, and/or documentation. NOTE: Always read the updates first because they often supersede information in other documents.

Release notes or readme files may be included to provide last-minute updates to the system or documentation, or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or technicians.

Obtaining Technical Assistance

If at any time you do not understand a procedure described in this guide or if your system does not perform as expected, a number of tools are provided to help you. For more information on these help tools, see "Getting Help."

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